Derek West Email & Phone Number

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Englewood, Colorado, United States

- Managed CSG’s North American Telco Business as Lead Regional Attorney and worked directly and collaboratively with the Sales/Go-to-Market, Service Delivery, Finance, Contracts Management, and other customer-facing teams.- Drafted, negotiated and provided legal advice on contract law and interpretation for the entire lifecycle of complex, multi-million dollar, enterprise-wide implementations of on-premise licensed software and private and multi-tenant cloud SaaS agreements, as well as associated managed service agreements, security and data privacy/processing agreements covering various data protection and data privacy laws (including GDPR, CCPA and CPA), maintenance/support arrangements, service-level agreements, professional services agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA’s), reseller agreements, and strategic partnerships and channel agreements, primarily for CSG’s Tier 1 North American telco customers, CSP’s and digital content and subscription-based providers.- Drafted, revised and streamlined playbooks and standardized templates and form agreements for modularized contracts, including Master and Framework Service Agreements, Statements of Work (SOW’s), and Service Orders, as well as managed related continuous improvement projects.- Managed CSG’s Investment Committee as Chairperson, overseeing both business and legal affairs for CSG’s 401(k) and defined contribution plans.- As a member of CSG’s Investigations Committee, served as subject matter expert and provided legal support and legal counsel on matters related to compliance, internal investigations and investigation summary reports, corporate policy, and employment laws and related issues. - Counseled CSG’s Product and Marketing teams on IP matters covering product launches, branding and trademark initiatives, registrations and disputes.

Greenwood Village, Colorado

- Managed legal affairs and contributed to business initiatives and overall business strategy.- Worked directly with all functions and at all levels of the business, including the Executive Leadership Team, Finance, Corporate Communications, Sales/Marketing, Logistics, Global Procurement, Compliance/Regulatory, and IP Teams as the primary and lead attorney for the business. - Drafted and negotiated commercial, corporate, sales, logistics, freight, supply chain, marketing, consulting, procurement, and trademark/IP transactional and licensing contracts, including joint venture transactions and acquisitions/divestitures of operating assets, business units, and real estate. - Managed litigation and dispute resolution, internally and with outside counsel, including extensive experience in labor and employment law and disputes. - Oversaw legal issues pertaining to risks assessments and compliance activities, including review and legal advice regarding state and federal laws and legislation, internal and external audits, antitrust matters, corporate compliance and corporate governance.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Religion/Philosophy, Graduated With High Honors

Activities and Societies: 4 year varsity member of the Dartmouth cross country and track & field teams earning multiple All-Ivy, Academic.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Member and Articles Editor of Law Review